17/09/2026
The Department of Philosophy of Xavier UniversityโAteneo de Cagayan is pleased to announce the publication of ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น. ๐ฐ, ๐ก๐ผ. ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ) of ๐๐ถ๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏรญ๐ข: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ.
Guided by the Aristotelian notion of eudaimonรญa โ a life of human flourishing shaped by virtue, reflection, and purposeful action โ this issue brings together philosophical reflections that explore the ways human beings seek meaning, understand one another, and navigate the realities of life. This issue features works that engage with ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ, ๐๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ, ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฏ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ, and ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐, alongside a laudatio honoring ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ. Together, these works demonstrate how philosophical inquiry can emerge from both enduring philosophical questions and the concrete realities of human experience. From questions concerning Filipino values and social realities to existential concerns, ethical relationships, and the search for meaning, the articles in this volume invite readers to look more closely at the experiences that shape our understanding of what it means to live well.
This publication is made possible through the guidance, collaboration, and dedication of both faculty and students. We are grateful to our ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ ๐. ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฃ๐ต๐, for his guidance and support throughout the publication process. We are grateful to ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ผ and the other faculty members of the Department of Philosophy for their guidance and for their endorsement of the studentsโ essays for publication.
We also recognize the dedication and editorial work of the ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐ปรญ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ: Editor-in-Chief ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ, and Associate Editors; ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐, and ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ. Their time, effort, and commitment have helped bring this issue from ideas and essays into a published collection of student philosophical work.
May this volume invite its readers to pause and reflect on the questions that accompany our search for meaning, virtue, relationship, and human flourishing. And may ๐๐ถ๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏรญ๐ข continue to remind us that philosophy is not only about understanding what it means to live, but also about asking how we might live well.
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